1. TOTAL UNITS:  Satisfactory completion of 60 degree applicable semester units from courses numbered 1-199, of which 12 must be taken at a college in the Yosemite Community College District (either Columbia or Modesto Junior College).  Units earned in remedial and Skills Development unit courses do not count in the 60 unit requirement.
2. CATALOG RIGHTS:  For students entering Columbia College for the first time in summer, fall or spring of 2007, the degree requirements are valid through 2010-11.  Students taking more than four years of continuous enrollment to complete a degree will no longer have rights to the 2007-08 catalog.  Consult a counselor for assistance.
3. SCHOLARSHIP:  A cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 2.0 ( C average) and no grade lower that and C in major classes and General Education areas A.1, A.2, A.3 and B.4 (General Education Breadth Requirements)
4. MAJOR:  Satisfactory completion of any AA/AS/AS(OE) major listed on AA/AS Degree Majors.  Students completing these degree majors will have completed at least 18 units in a single discipline or related discipline.  (Title 5 section 55806) All courses in the major must be completed with a C or better.  Credit (CR) grades are not accepted unless a course in the major is Pass/No Pass grading.  More than one Associate Degree may be awarded to a student who completes all applicable requirements as listed above plus 12 extra units (72 or more total semester units).  A course may only be used to meet the requirements for two different majors when no other course selections are available.  The same catalog year just be used when applying for multiple degrees.
5. GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH REQUIREMENTS:  Satisfactory completion of each Area of General Education "A" through "E" by choosing suitable courses from those listed under each area.  (General Education Breadth Requirements).  Courses in area A.1, A.2, A.3 and B.4 must be completed with a grade of C or better.  Students wishing to transfer to a California State University may follow the requirements listed in the right-hand column.  Students who do not expect to transfer, but wish to graduate from Columbia College with the AA, AS, or AS(OE) Degree should follow the requirements listed in the appropriate left-hand column.  The courses suitable to satisfy both patterns are listed in the center column.  Transfer students are encouraged to satisfy both patterns at the same time by careful selection of courses, in order to graduate with the AA, AS, or AS(OE) Degree as well as transfer to a CSU campus.  CSU/UC transfer students should refer to an alternative method of completing transferable General Education Requirements. CSU Transfer Information and the UC Transfer Information
6. COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS:   State Law mandates that students earning the Associate Degree must meet competency requirements in reading, composition, and mathematics.  These requirements may be met by completing the following courses with a grade of C of better:

• Engl 1A, Reading and Composition:  Beginning
• Busad 163, Business Mathematics
• Math 100B, Algebra I:  Second Half, or
• Math 101, Algebra I:  Fundamentals, or any mathematics course of a high level that Algebra I.
  
  They may also be met through completion of a challenge examination with a grade of C or better.  

6. INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENT:  Two physical activity courses under Health & Human Performance are required.  These courses are in addition to Area E of the General Education Breadth pattern.

Supplementary Notes

1. These requirement for graduation and General Education apply to Associate Degree and CSU transfer students entering Columbia College for the first time in Fall Semester 2000, and are valid through the 2004-05 academic year.  Students continuously enrolled may continue to follow their older catalog, but those taking more than four years of continuous attendance to graduate must use graduation requirements not older than four years.
2. Request for Waiver or Substitution:  Request for waiver or substitution of any graduation requirement must be petitioned to the Academic Requirements Review Committee.
3. Double-counting units:  Courses used to satisfy General Education Breadth Requirements may also be used to satisfy major requirements for the Associate Degree.
4. California law includes a requirement in U.S. History and Government for the CSU transfer student pursuing the BA/BS Degree.  Completion of the two specified courses from D.3 will meet the requirement, but only three units will be credited toward the 39 CSU certified General Education units.  (Units above 39 will count instead for elective credit.)   Some California State University campuses place the U.S. History and Government requirement outside the General Education requirement, while others include it within.  Some CSU campuses require one U.S. History course and one Government course while others accept two courses in U.S. History.  Consult the catalog of the California State University campus to which you will transfer, or see your counselor for clarification.  (General Education Breadth Requirements)
5. Students should consult the appropriate catalog of the college to which they intend to transfer and seek assistance from a counselor to ensure that all possible required lower division general education courses and prerequisites for the major are included in their Columbia College program of study.
6. Columbia College will automatically send a Lower Division General Education Certification when a student requests his/her transcript to be sent to a CSU campus.

1. TOTAL UNITS:  Satisfactory completion of 60 to 70 transferable semester units from courses numbered 1-99.  If you wish to transfer with less than 60 transferable units, you must submit satisfactory test scores from either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Testing Program (ACT).  For possible exemption from ACT and SAT tests, see the catalog of the college to which student plans to transfer.  Transfer requirements vary from campus to campus with both CSU and UC systems.  You are required to complete 60 transferable units in order to attain full junior status upon transfer.  Contact a counselor for specific requirements relative to your transfer choice.
2. SCHOLARSHIP:  A cumulative Grade Point Average of not less than 2.0 (C average).
3. MAJOR:  Satisfactory completion of lower division prerequisites for the BA/BS Major listed in an articulation agreement or the catalog of the California State University transfer campus.
4. GENERAL EDUCATION BREADTH REQUIREMENTS:  Satisfactory completion of each Area of General Education "A" through "E" by choosing suitable courses from those listed under each Area (General Education Breadth Requirements).  Students wishing to transfer to a California State University may follow the requirements listed in the right-hand column.  Students who do not expect to transfer, but wish to graduate from Columbia College with the AA, AS, or AS(OE) Degree, should follow the requirements listed in the left-hand column.  The courses suitable to satisfy both patterns are listed in the center column.  Transfer student are encouraged to satisfy both patterns at the same time by careful selection of courses, in order to graduate with the AA, AS, or AS(OE) Degree as well as transfer to a CSU campus.  CSU/UC transfer students should refer: CSU Transfer Information and the UC Transfer Information.

Supplementary Notes

1. Transfer students also have the option of completing the INTERSEGMENTAL GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER CURRICULUM (IGETC)  instead of the General Education requirement listed here.  Completion of IGETC will permit a student to transfer to either a CSU or US campus without the need, after transfer, to take additional lower-division general educational university requirement.  Refer to: Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC)
2. At least nine upper division General Education units or more must be taken at CSU to graduate.  Additional upper division English courses may be required for graduation at some campuses, and/or a foreign language may be required.
3. California law includes a requirement in U.S. History and Federal, State and Local Government for the  CSU transfer pursuing the BA/BS Degree.  Completion of History 16 or 17 and Political Science 10 from Area D will meet this requirement, but only three units will be credited toward the 39 units required for CSU General Education Certification (units in excess of 39 will count instead for elective credit).  Some CSU campuses place the U.S. History and government requirement outside the 39 unit GE Certification while others accept two courses in U.S. History.  Consult the catalog of the CSU campus to which you intend to transfer or see your counselor for clarification.
4. Columbia College will automatically send a fully or partially completed Lower Division General Certification when a student requests his/her transcript be sent to any CSU campus.  The alternate General Education pattern, Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) may be used in lieu of the CSU GE Pattern for students in most majors who are unsure of whether they want to transfer to a CSU or a US.  The IGETC must be fully completed and a written request to the Admissions & Records Office must be made before an IGETC Certification will be completed and sent to your transfer UC or CSU campus.

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